| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| breakthrough |
an important discovery in a particular field that encourages an acceleration in knowledge or expertise. |
| bureau |
a chest of drawers. |
| bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
| diversion |
an act or instance of turning aside. |
| factual |
containing facts; true. |
| haunt |
to come very often and painfully to the mind or memory of (a person). |
| inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
| lavish |
to give or spend a large amount or without limit. |
| lodge |
to be or become caught or stuck in a certain position. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| monarchy |
government by or in the name of a king, queen, or similar ruler, whose power may be strong or limited. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| stealth |
secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness. |
| subsequent |
coming or happening after; following. |